Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-25
NORFOLK'S NEWS.
A GENERAL OBSERVANCE OF THANKS
GIVING Day.
The Methodist Appointments-Mr ANVIL
Leg Cut 0T-Visitors-Per-
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NORFOLK. November "a, 1887.
Thanksgiving Day was observed IN
this section quite extensively as popu-
lar holiday. Business was largely sus-
pended. The Davy-yard and various
workshops, public Offices, exchanges
schools, &c, were closed and tue streets
were throngcd with people. Nearly all
the churches held Thanksgiving services.
The day WAS perfect Indian summer
one and delighuuilymild and enjoyable
The Baptist aud Methodist churches
united in union service at treemason-
Street Baptist church ut noon.
Judge hughes's court has Adjourned
to the 18th OF December.
The Methodists OF Monumental
Methodist Episcopal church are de-
lighted with the appointment OF Rev.
DR.. William +. Edwards rs their pastor
for the next term. DR.. Edwards was
stationed Mt Monumental a few years ago.
and was succeeded by the lamentcd Dr.
Blackwell. AMI il is said he is pleased to
return to this section. At Wright
Memorial church. in Portsmouth, the
congregation is very much saddened ~
the transfer OF Rev. William II. Atwlll
to Clay-Strcet, Richmond The change
was totally unexpected, and the congrea,-
CATION were so pleased with Ar. Atwlu
that they had raised his salary for the en-
suing year from $1,000 to Sl,20O. tie
gets 81 800 at Clay-Street. During the
two years OF Mr. Atwill's ministry III
Portsmouth he has added several nun
drcd to the membership of the church.
The Secretary Of tine Treasury has
ordered an investigation into the oihcil
conduct Of II. r. Odcll, keeper Of Cape
Henry lighthouse, and the investigation
Will take place at the courthouse to-
morrow. Odcll is a Republican.
Mr.. Samuel p. Gresham, OF Lancaster
county has been appointed to position
in the signal service here.
The wreck OF the British bark Har-
vester, at Ocean View, was sold at auc-
ton yesterday for 500.
Medical-Director Michael Bradley has
been detached from the United States
Naval Hospital here. and will be sue
ceeded by Medicai-Director Chris. j.
Cleborne. now on the Examining Board.
CAPTAIN William r. Browne has been
ordered to the marine barracks here.
The harbor is full OF shipping nearly
all the time at this season OF the year,
and the pilots have all they can DO bung-
ING in ani taking ont vessels. The busl-
ness Of this port is quadruple what 1t
was few years ago.
Mr.. James Ross, Of BerE'ey, was run
over by railroad train on tine Norfolk
Southcrnmilroad yesterday afternoon and
one OF his les WIS cut off and he was
otherwise badly injured.
The demonstration of the Benevolent
Oder of Elks to-day in dedicatlng the
Elks Rest, " in Elmwood cemetery, was
an imposing affair and drew great
crowd. A number OF prominent Elks
from Washington and other cities were
present. The parade took place Mt :
o'clock and the programme embraced
music by the Naval Post Band, quar-
totte and chorus singing prayers, ora
ton. and benediction Exalted Grand
Ruler Or. II. T.. Leach, Of Washington,
delivered the Grafton
This morning the First battalion Pa
triarchs Militant Independent Order
of Odd-Fellows. Of Washington, D. C.,
sixty strong, under command of Colonel
George +. Emmons, and headed by the
United States Marine Band, arrived here
on the steamer George Lelry rs the
guests of the Canton of the Patriarchs
Militant OF Portsmouth. There IVES a
grand parade Of the uniformed odd
Fellow organizations, followed 10y q
complimentary banquet, ana 81 . O'Clock
the visitors left for home. u.